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ALTAR, Sonora - Illegal drugs. Illegal migration. In Altar, there's no separating the two.
Arizona employers getting a pass from 2007 sanctions law
PHOENIX - The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often b…
Entrants shipped to remote spots still try again
SAN DIEGO - A widely touted Border Patrol initiative to send migrants back to Mexico far from the points they are caught entering the U.S. ill…
'Deferred action' qualifiers get no Arizona driver's licenses for now
PHOENIX - Thousands of Arizonans in the federal "deferred action" program won't be getting licenses to drive, at least not now.
ICE freed over 600 criminal detainees
A detainee found guilty of felony second-degree robbery and countless convictions for prostitution and solicitation for lewd conduct was among…
House group reaches deal on immigration
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boos…
Cheese smuggler intercepted at Arizona border
Border officers at the Lukeville crossing made a big bust this week, taking down a smuggler in a “queso” cheese trafficking.
Report: 32 felons among those released from immigration detention facilities
A detainee who had a felony second degree robbery and countless convictions for prostitution and solicitation for lewd conduct was among more …
Tech sector pushing for immigration bill additions
WASHINGTON - High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill p…
Load of meth found during border search
Border officers found more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the rear bumper of a car been driven across the Nogales border crossing…
Border officers seize $500K in meth at Nogales crossing
Border officers found more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the rear bumper of a car been driven across the Nogales border crossing…
After years of decline, apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally are on the rise again
The number of people apprehended along the Southwest border is rising for a second fiscal year after an eight-year decline.
Big changes to immigration bill fended off
WASHINGTON - After eight hours of debate, the bipartisan Senate immigration bill emerged mostly intact Thursday, despite Republican-led effort…
Border officers: Tucson man hid heroin in bellybutton
A 35-year-old Tucson man was arrested Tuesday after border officers say he tried to cross into Arizona with heroin wrapped around his waist an…
Immigration bill could put Social Security on track
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan immigration bill pending in the Senate would strengthen the Social Security trust fund by adding millions of workers…
Answers demanded after suicides of 2 Guatemalans at Eloy lockup
PHOENIX - Human- rights groups on Wednesday demanded more transparency and independent oversight of the nation's immigration detention centers…
Tim Steller: Dialogue about border deaths now based on data
June 8, 2002 was the day when, for me, border-crosser deaths changed from an issue into a crisis.
Cost study of immigration reform sparks conservative rift
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for…
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Obama laments US immigration system, appeals for reforms
MEXICO CITY - President Obama on Friday delivered an impassioned appeal to change U.S. immigration rules so that "immigrants get on the right …
In latest trip to Mexico, Obama hints at shift in balance of power
MEXICO CITY - For generations, Mexico has been widely seen in the United States as a Third World neighbor, a source of cheap labor, illegal im…
Obama: Border security cooperation 'evolving'
MEXICO CITY - President Obama sought on Thursday to tamp down a potential rift with Mexico over a dramatic shift in the cross-border fight aga…
States expanding immigrant rights at quickening pace
SALEM, Ore. - As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.…
Protesters tell Obama: 'Don't deport my mama'
MEXICO CITY - Beneath the slogan "Obama, don't deport my mama," dozens of migrant families deported from the U.S. despite having children born…
Peña Nieto expected to leave a lot unsaid in talks with Obama
WASHINGTON - President Obama will seek to cement relations with Mexico's recently elected president, Enrique Peña Nieto, over the next two day…
Mexico nabs father-in-law of Sinaloa drug lord Guzman
Mexican federal police arrested the father-in-law of drug lord Joaquin Guzman on Tuesday in Agua Prieta, Sonora, without any shots fired, auth…
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